Attachment for saddles



(No Model.)

0. W. LEUPQLD ATTACHMENT FOR SADDLES',

Patented Feb 20,

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CHARLES W. LEUPOLD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR SADDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,239, dated February 20, 1894.

Applicationfiled September 5, 1893. Serial No. 484,830. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. LEUPOLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Attachments for Saddles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention is an attachment for side saddles by the use of which the riders skirt will be effectually prevented from catching on the pommel in the act of dismounting or when thrown.

The invention consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, which fully illustrate my invention, Figures 1 and 2 are side views of a saddle provided with my attachment, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the attachment.

The side saddle, A, is of the usual construction having the horns or pommelsB as shown.

My attachment consists of an elastic strap, 0, adapted to extend over the pommels and be secured to the saddle. One end of the strap is doubled on itself as shown at D and provided with a loop, E, at its extremity which is adapted to pass around the lower horn or pommel and thereby hold the strap to the same. A second loop, F, is provided just within the fold of the strap and is attached to both branches of the same so as to prevent the strap slipping laterally from the horn when in use. From the lower horn the strap passes directly to the upper horn or pommel and, at a properpoint, aleather hood or pocket, G, is secured to its under side and adapted to fit over the said pommel. This pocket is drawn tightly around the pommel, so that it cannot be released therefrom, by a suitable fastening such as a lacing, H. In practice, the strap will be carried from the upper horn over the saddle and secured to the side of the same. The preferred means of fastening the end of the strap consists of perforated tongues, I, engaging buckles, J, on the saddle; but other means may be employed, such as a snap hook on the strap engaging a ring on the saddle.

The construction of my attachment and the manner of applying the same to the saddle are thought to be clear from the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings. It will be noticed that the strap passes over the openings between the ends of the pommels and the surface of the saddles and that consequently it will be impossible for the When the rider is mounted, the leg will rest on the strap and press the same down onto the pommel but the instant the rider dismounts or is thrown, the elasticity of the strap returns it to its normal position and lifts the dress over the pommel.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an exceedingly cheap and simple attachment for side saddles by the use of which dangerous accidents, due to the skirt being caught on the pommel, will be efiectually obviated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An attachment for side saddles consisting of an elastic strap provided at one end with means for fastening it to the saddle, at the opposite end with loops to secure it to the lower pommel and at an intermediate point with a pocket adapted to be secured to the upper pommel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. W. LEUPOLD.

Witnesses:

' HERMAN KoEcHEE,

JAMES LEWIS.

riders skirt to be caught on the pommel. 

